McNellis: The Stadium Tab
By John McNellis
Winning power through public largesse was old when the Sphinx arose from the bulrushes. In 100 AD, the Roman poet Juvenal satirized the ruling elite’s strategy of...
Cheaper AND Greener?
One builder’s small steps yield big results to the triple bottom line
By Kara Overaa Gragg
We know that the construction business is waste and energy-intensive, so as general contractors, our...
Tenant Files Bankruptcy?
By Tracy Green
You receive a phone call telling you that one of your tenants just filed a bankruptcy. What should you do? The discussion below provides a general overview...
McNellis: Autographing the Deal
Making it in Real Estate (Part Eight): Autographing the Deal
By John McNellis
It seems we all lie. Depending on which lying study you choose to believe, we tell somewhere between...
McNellis: Back to School
Real Estate Jargon Demystified
By John McNellis
Whether a lawyer, architect, engineer or broker, a young professional in real estate often hears expressions—some slang, others simply arcane—that neither the finest education...
Covering Your Green Assets
Green roofs trending to new heights.
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ – THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION – IN JULY 2015
By Amy Norquist
Green building seems to be making its way (thankfully) into...
McNellis: Flatten the Code
By John McNellis
When even the crooked developers think the polls-leader gives real estate a bad name, you know Washington has problems. A short-term phenomenon—the ever braying Donald Trump will...
A Market Role Reversal
The success of today’s market created an inverted relationship between those providing and those purchasing services.
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ‘Q’ – THE REGISTRY’S PRINT PUBLICATION – IN JULY 2015
By Adam...
McNellis: WeWork Until WeDon’t
By John McNellis
When was irrational exuberance upgraded to the first class lounge? When did delusional insanity take over the valuations of start-up companies? For WeWork Companies, Inc., the old-fashioned...
McNellis: In Praise of Inefficiency
By John McNellis
A lender on one of our projects wrote last week, demanding we post an $800,000 letter of credit to further secure its loan because the credit rating...
